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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Ambon (South Maluku, Indonesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
83
255
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
83
255
485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
67
218
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
67
218
449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
65
214
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
119
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
113
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
24
88
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
11
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
5
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ambon
5 Genera with 13 Species
Hoplophrys Henderson, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 20198SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Phalangipus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ambon
13 Species
Hoplophrys oatesii (Henderson, 1893)⇒ Hoplophrys oatesi Henderson, 1893
Hyastenus ambonensis Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Hyastenus bispinosus Buitendijk, 1939Arrow Crab
Hyastenus brockii De Man, 1887
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus hilgendorfi De Man, 1887Decorator Crab
Hyastenus sebae White, 1847
Hyastenus subinermis Zehntner, 1894
Hyastenus tabolongi Lee & Ng, 2019Chocolate Decorator Crab
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Phalangipus hystrix Miers, 1886Spider Crab
Phalangipus longipes Linnaeus, 1758Spider Crab
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Ambon
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Epialtidae at artfakta.se
Epialtidae at biodiversity.org.au
Epialtidae at gbif.org
Epialtidae at irmng.org
Epialtidae at itis.gov
Epialtidae at marinespecies.org